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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alleviative
Adjective
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This includes advocating for policies that eliminate the requirement to forgo curative treatments, improve reimbursement rates and address provider shortages.—
James Dismond,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025 -
There has been some scientific research into whether these curative feelings can be backed up by actual findings.—
Vicky Hallett,
NPR,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The First Problem: Arrogant Executives Many executives mistakenly see coaching as remedial, something for struggling performers.—
Dr. Corrie Block, PhD,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The investigations have forgone standard protocol, with a lack of transparency or remedial period.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The memos sometimes validated an immigrant’s account of individual abuse, or detailed systemic issues and corrective action at detention centers.—
Mel Leonor Barclay,
Them.,
15 Apr. 2025
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Blue Origin spaceflights with human aboard then resumed in May 2024 after the Federal Aviation Administration closed its investigation and ordered the company to make 21 corrective actions.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Tossing cucumber slices with other vegetables for a refreshing summer salad?—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
16 Apr. 2025
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The entire experience felt like a refreshing escape from the modern designs and aesthetics most grocery chains have adopted.—
Katelyn Squiers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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People’s lives today lack diets of healthful whole foods, clean water, regular exercise, and adequate sunlight.—
Kevin Reutenauer,
Hartford Courant,
23 Apr. 2025
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Some foods naturally contain healthful fats and can be added to your diet.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
21 Jan. 2025
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Others wondered whether his election will have salubrious effects on Pakistan’s shambolic economy, foreign policy, or internal security.—
C. Christine Fair,
Foreign Affairs,
27 July 2018
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Los Angeles Rams → Chelsea With the respective lures of Los Angeles and salubrious west London, both these clubs have a big market feel.—
Eduardo Tansley,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Like in Japan, public bathing has long been revered in South Korea, with evidence of saunas used for medicinal purposes dating back to the 15th century.—
Anna Haines,
Vogue,
9 Apr. 2025
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Rose water, made by distilling rose petals, is used for its fragrance, skin benefits, medicinal purposes, and potential calming effects.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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To some analysts, that difference is a tribute to the flexibility of Britain’s parliamentary government and a salutary distinction between Britain and the United States.—
Mark Landler,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Some of history’s most salutary technologies—telephones, automobiles, antibiotics, international jet travel, the personal computer—bent society’s productivity and wealth curves upward.—
Rich Karlgaard,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Alleviative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alleviative. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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